lustrate

verb

Definition of lustratenext
as in to purify

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lustrate
  1. purify
  2. cleanse
  3. chasten
  4. spiritualize
  5. exorcise
Verb
  • Cleanse, hydrate, and nourish your skin with a gentle cleanser, restorative night cream, purifying clay mask, and more.
    Mia Huelsbeck, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
  • This mystical scent is purifying and invigorating, balancing crispness with a festive warmth that feels wild and green.
    Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of purify
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  • The hotel, in fact, is built on the remains of public baths dating back to the 4th century when the Roman emperor Diocletian would send his subjects to these venues to cleanse their bodies and their souls.
    Liam Hess, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2024
  • For pilgrims, the pinnacle of the festival is a dip in the sacred waters on auspicious days—an act believed to cleanse the faithful of their sins.
    Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of cleanse
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  • Los Blancos could have undone some of the damage done by a 0-4 chastening at the hands of bitter rival FC Barcelona with a statement win over Ancelotti's former employers AC Milan in the Champions League.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
  • The 29-year-old can occasionally frustrate with his histrionics and cavalier playing style, but last season’s 4-0 defeat away at Crystal Palace was a chastening reminder of what the team can look like without him.
    Carl Anka, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 2024
Definition of chasten
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  • None of this is intended to take away from the ambivalent and sometimes plainly harmful effects of attempts to spiritualize the pandemic.
    Benjamin Kirby, Quartz Africa, 1 May 2020
  • Thought and speech — thought’s public projection — are both combined and spiritualized.
    Brian T. Allen, National Review, 22 June 2019
Definition of spiritualize
Verb
  • Should quarterback Lamar Jackson exorcise his black-and-gold demons, the Ravens would likely fly north to face the Bills (9-2), who the Ravens beat at home in Week 4.
    Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 20 Nov. 2024
  • But if Martin’s memoir, Born Standing Up, is to be believed, he’s exorcised most of those demons.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of exorcise
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lusting (for or after)

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